Jesus could you imagine stubbing your toe on that in the middle of the night
this post was submitted on 06 Apr 2025
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Well, for one thing, I'd not be walking into that wall anyway.
I scraped my knuckles just looking at that
I think this is less "male" and more "poverty".
You can probably find a used nightstand for free easier than finding/buying those blocks to haul to your apartment.
An iPhone and an MagSafe charger is not poverty …
I like it except would definitely have to put those little round felt pads for chair feet under it to protect the floor.
And pad the corners for my elbows!
First thought in a male brain seeing this: "wow, practical".
Then i saw the text.
My first thought was : that is a stout table, not going anywhere, modular , hmm 🤔
"Modular storage system. Our proprietary ceramic material comes from natural mineral and reclaimed resources. Modern industrial aesthetic leverages influences from brutalist architecture. Available as individual components or engineered systems. Call to schedule a consultation."
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The dead plant is a nice touch.
It's plastic. Available from Ickea for 5.99 and called Schlorpobrotto.
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What's wrong with this?
I have problems with it.
For one, all the edges are scratchy. You run the risk of roughing your hands every time you reach in to get stuff.
For another, I (and my boyfriend, who I had the urge to spritz with a bottle of water when I saw this out of reflex) have ADHD, which is rough for proprioception. In other words, we aren't so great at judging the relationship in space between ourselves and furniture, and bang into it a lot. In other words, when we inevitably punch this cinderblock trying to reach in to grab something, or bang a hand down on it just trying to reach for a phone, we're going to skin our hands and that's blood we don't need on random surfaces.
Finally, as someone else pointed out, when we inevitably bang our feet on it, now we're lookin' at a broken toe.
(For the record, I told the boyfriend I saw this and almost spritzed him with water, and he laughed.)
Is your boyfriend a cat
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Ah yes, concrete dust everywhere in my bedroom... delicious.
The zyn counteracts the silicosis : /
Yeah, seriously, make that in wood and it would be a hit.
The most popular shelves are just a bunch of cubes, one side open, slapped together.
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I just sleep on the floor in a circle of boxes with my things in them. Get on my level.
You may not like it, but this is what peak Buy It For Life looks like.
Amateur hour! The cinder blocks are all aligned and could more easily tip over; stagger those joints! The top will scratch your phone; put a piece of wood, cardboard, or an old shirt on top to protect it. Also, throw away that phone box, that shit ain't collectable.
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Cinderblocks are literally just legos for adults. Not because it's more mature or anything, but because it's cheaper.
Except, you know what I discovered just LOVES to live in cinder blocks? For instance the stack I had on my balcony? Black Widow Spiders, that's who. Whole families of them, each in a section, with egg sacs.
so...you're telling me you built a condo for black minorities and now you want to evict them?
just calling a shoe a shoe here, but....
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thats a good looking house plant.
F
Amazing brutalist aesthetic
My grandmother had a stack of these in her basement and had them all crisscrossed. It is where she stashed her money. She claimed it was fireproof, she didn't have to memorize a combination and nobody would take the time to pull them all apart if they didn't know what was in them.
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looks fine too me (i use cardboard box pieces as shelves)
remember the days when you could find giant wooden wire spools to use as furniture? Those were better days. They even had holes predrilled in the middle if you wanted to use it outside as a patio table. They were much better tables than the crap thats on sale today.
in my country from spring to fall banned to walk in forests because of fire risks, in winter everywhere is deadly cold(!) or wet and if you live in city good luck to find a workshop to work
This guys a damn genius
The zyn hanging on the wall says everything I need to know about this person.
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As a woman, this is neat, but it needs paint. Lol
I would say that paint depends on what style the room is overall.
Looking at the bed for comparison some paint would be needed, however comparing to the shelf it might be an industrial looking and if that is the case paint wouldn't be necessary and cinder blocks can fitt into it.
In conclusion, we need more pictures of the room to determine paint or no paint and colour.
Furniture maker here: Would a night stand with open cubbies on the front like that be popular? That would be fairly easy to build out of wood.
Honestly yeah.
The ability to have your mess slightly better organized, and cheap.
Yeah
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